Grace

Well it's Holy week here in Peru, or Spring break in the USA.  What are you plans?  Go on a vacation, go to the beach?  Read that book you've been wanting to get to for so long but haven't found the time.  I don't know what your plans are but whatever they are be sure to remember what this weekend is all about. 

  It's about remembering what Jesus did for YOU!  It's not about the Easter bunny or egg hunting, or going out on the lake...We all need to read through a Gospel and recall the life that Jesus led that led him to the cross. 

  And then this Sunday if you go to church... meditate on what a powerful God we serve.  The sacrifce that Jesus made on the cross for our sins was accepted by God, and Jesus did it joyfully...because he knew that because of his death we would live forever with Him.   

   Perhaps all this sounds crazy to you...but it is the truth...and truth is absolute! 

 God bless you

Grace

This week has been so amazing!  Thank you so much for your prayers as I can see God answering them everyday!

First off...My dear friend Mrs. Bratt donated enough money so that We'll be able to have a party at the Zoo at the end of the semester for all the students! 

Secondly-The Lord provided a vechicle for me when I get back to Bullhead

Thirdly-A dear Childhood friend contacted me and she is now seeking the Lord.  Please keep her in your prayers her name is Jenny.

Fouthly-I was able to witness to a girl in the market.  I shared the entire gospel with her, and she is going to, Lord willing, come to church tonight. 

Fiftly- I bought my plane ticket home I will be leaving on April 30th and getting to Bullhead the evening of May 1st. 

This week the Lord has also taught me not to take things that have been entrusted to me not so seriously, not to make them "my own" 

For almost the entire time that i have been serving here I have been making breakfast at the bible college.  We only have an hour to make it for like 30 people...so it is a little stressful.  We also don't just make breakfast, but a huge fruit salad and we have been making smoothies.  Well this last week the person that is in charge of the students hours in the kitchen told me that He changed everything there will be no more smoothies and he changed the menu.  Amazingly I was kind of okay.  A couple of weeks ago I would have gotten really upset, but the Lord is helping me showing me that I am just a servant it's not my place or right to get upset about things as I am just in His service. 

  Well that's what the Lord is teaching me... if you want to contact me my e-mail is gracehensley@hotmail.com.  If you are interested in supporting this ministry please go to www.sgwm.com under Latin America there you'll see a missionaries tab I am there.  You can click on my picture and see what's going on here and donate if you'd like to.

I went to the beach today with some friends that are also missionaries here they are teachers at the International Christian School. 

  We drove through the McDonalds and grabbed some lunch...so funny to do that here...then about a 45 minute drive and we were there.  We also went with a missionary family who have 4 children, who are all white with blond hair...they said the funniest things...like

I know why m&m's are called m&m's..."why" I asked?  To which he said,"because when you eat them you go mmmm..mmmm..."  Hehehe...It was cute. 

  Then when we were coming back a song from Phantom of the Opera came on and he asked ..."Is this Ket Green?"  we all laughed....It was so nice to spend time with kids and just soak up their pure joy of the sun and the ocean...being all covered in dirt but loving it!

    Then i went to the Believer's night which is a bilingual service every Sunday night here....it was nice we watched the movie, "The end of the spear"  because the boy in that movie..Steve...He's going to come to the church here next Sunday night and personally share with us.  That's really neat I am looking forward to that.

    Please keep this coming week in your prayers...that the classes will go smoothly and that many students will be ministered to through the Word. 

   God bless you!~

En Cristo, Grace

Well my alarm might have gone off this morning, but if it did I didn't hear it.  I woke up at 7:00!  I am supposed to be at the Bible college at the latest 6:45 every morning, and it was 7:00.

  So I got all of my things together put my hair up and caught a taxi to the bible college...3 soles.  *smiles*  Only 1 dollar.  Still it would be better if i got up early and walked.  I wish i was more of a morning person. 

  Just as I was getting here so were the figs.  So that worked out really well because I made fig and plum juice this morning.  Everything got out to the breakfast table pretty much on time which was a blessing. 

   Then I got everything ready for the classes...as it was Deb's first day teaching.  She is teaching the highest level of English classes that we offer, so it is quite intimidating because many times the people that you are teaching have studied more English grammar than you have.  We did the class together and got through it.  *grins* 

    There are a lot of people that are coming that don't go to the church and that aren't believers which is so great as that means that we will be sharing the love of Jesus with them for almost 5 hours a week, and they are there to learn. 

   I was busy running around making sure that everyone had everything that they needed.  It was and is a lot to do to administrate everything.  But I have to give all of the thanks to God because I have never gone to school for any administration classes or anything like that, but He has helped me and the school is growing and more people are coming and more teachers are interested in teaching so that means that I must be doing something right. 

   Tonight I had my level 1 B class.  I have been with these people for 6-7 months now as their teacher, and it is exciting to see how much they have learned and are able to understand now. 

   I also was able to talk to a couple students for about 30 minutes outside just chatting and I shared with them the vision that the Lord has given me to open up schools like this in different areas perhaps all over the world.  

   Please continue to keep all of this in your prayers...as I know that.....

  "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it;  Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain." Psalm 127:1

    There is so much that the Lord is doing here that is unseen and i couldn't even describe it to you if i wanted to, but just keep praying. 

   Goodnight....God bless!  Buenos Noches...Dios te Bendiga! 

In Christ, Grace

p.s.  If the Lord puts it on your heart to support me please go to www.sgwm.com and look for me under the Latin America tab.  Thank you. 

Okay...so only a week ago the 7 week English classes ended.  There was a week long break, and the classes are starting again tomorrow, March 3rd. 

  Last semester there were 3 teachers.  Llubitza was teaching 2 classes, Marysol was teaching 2 classes and I was teaching 5 classes. 

   The Lord called Llubitza to serve in a different ministry here at the Bible college....so that left only Marysol and I.  But God is so so good.  Because in only one week he provided 5 teachers!!  Don-an American Bible college student, he'll be teaching 1 class.  Deb, she has been a missionary here in Peru for alomost 2 years, she'll be teaching 1 class as well.  Alejandro is a Peruvian that is graduating this semester from the highest level of English that we offer.  He'll be teaching 1 class.  Marysol-this will be her third semester teaching she'll be teaching 3 classes.  Yesmi-she is also one of my students that is graduating this semester, she'll be teaching 1 class.  Lastly I will be teaching 3 classes.

 All together there are aver 100 students in the English school now!  What an amazing ministry!

   The Lord also blessed me with the opportuinty to start teaching the Bible college students that were interested in learning how to teach ESL.  There are about 8 students in that class. 

    Please continue to keep the students and teachers in your prayers. 

 *Also please pray for me as i will be going back to Arizona in 2 months to start an English School like i have here in Bullhead City.

 Prayer requests...

1.  That the Lord will greatly bless this semester and bring many people to Himself. 

2.  That He will provide reliable transportation for when I am back in the States

3.  That He will bless the rest of the time that I have here in Peru. 

4.  That He will prepare the hearts of the Latinos in Bullhead to receive the Gospel.